Norwegian skiier who served doping ban wins first gold medal of the Winter Olympics in Beijing
Therese Johaug, the Norwegian cross-country skier who served an 18-month doping ban, has won the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Austria Sport News
Olympics-First gold of the Games lets athletes shine over politics
By Philip O'Connor, Karolos Grohmann and Mari Saito
First gold of the Games lets athletes shine over politics
BEIJING : Norway nabbed the first gold medal of the Winter Games on Saturday as the politics dominating the Beijing Olympics began to make room for the snowy feats of the world's best athletes.
Ski-jumping-Slovenia launch triple assault on women's normal hill podium
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : A trio of Slovenians were poised to battle for the first ski jumping medals of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday as the women's normal hill competition began under lights as darkness fell on the Zhangjiakou mountain resort.
Three-time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White to retire after Beijing Games
Snowboard great Shaun White has confirmed he will retire after Beijing 2022.
Winter Olympics: Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Games in 15km skiathlon
Norway's Therese Johaug dominated the women's 15km skiathlon to win the first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics.